Bingo Was His Name

Red allows bingo games at the lodge in order for it to qualify as an official religion.

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DVD: The Red Green Show – 1998 Season

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Segment Summary
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Plot: Red learns that if the lodge can become a religion, it can become a nonprofit organization. In order to justify it as a religion, Red decides to allow bingo games. As the games begin, and Red makes some good money from it, he and Harold discuss some ideas for their religion to show to the government. Harold even decides to become a deacon of this new religion. However, they hit a snag when they learn from the government that they may not be a religion after all. Undaunted, Red has a plan for the people in the government: convince them that the bingo games are really a church service. Red also drafts Harold, as deacon, into providing the sermon. In the end, not surprisingly, the service does not go well.

Opening Scene: Red shows a way to melt snow off the roof of your house.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Kevin tries to get Red to guess the word "flip" to win a shiny new quarter.

Red's Campfire Songs: House dampness.

Handyman Corner: Red customizes a car his own way.

Midlife: How to recover from missing a special occasion.

The Experts: Ranger Gord comments on a viewer who adores him.

Adventures With Bill: Bill becomes an archaeologist.

Talking Animals: Ed brings in an Indigo snake, but it gets inside his shirt.

Inside References

 * Bill pulls a pick, a brush, two shovels and a small table out of his pants.

Real-World References

 * As Red punctures the ground with a pickax during Bill's scene, a trickle of oil forms from the ground, prompting Red, as narrator, to start to sing "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the opening theme for The Beverly Hillbillies.